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Cercidium floridum
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Cercidium floridum - densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidiumpalo verde, Parkinsonia floridagenus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia - small genus of spiny shrubs or small treestree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
cercidium floridum
 blue palo verde blue palo verdeTrees have smooth bluegreen trunk, larger leaves, small thorns along the branch at the leaf nodes, and no spine at the end of the branch. Seed pods are larger pod than Foothills seed pods, and the pod does not “shrink-wrap” around the seeds. Flowers edible. Seed pods edible green or ripe. The young green seeds taste like peas or edamame. Dry brown seeds should be sprouted (soaked in water) before eating. To store green seeds, put in boiling water for a minute, then in ice water for a minute, then seal and freeze. Store dry seeds in freezer to kill pathogens. Do not seal in plastic bag and leave room temp or they will mold.Cercidium floridum
Related to Cercidium floridum: Blue Palo VerdeSynonyms for Cercidium floridumnoun densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green barkSynonyms- palo verde
- Parkinsonia florida
Related Words- genus Parkinsonia
- Parkinsonia
- tree
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